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Research Project

Your mission is to find information and report on a volcano, other than the ones listed above, that has erupted in the last 100 years. Your reports must include:

1. Type of volcano
2. Geographic location
3. Name, distance, and population of nearest major city
4. Dates of most recent and most destructive eruptions.
5. Other events associated with the recent eruptions (earthquakes, floods, mudslides, etc)

Then, write a one page description on the major hazards to humans in the vicinity of this volcano. Speculate on what you would do if you were in charge of minimizing the risk to the population.

References

Use these references to start your research:

• Educational Resources from the USGS
• Alaska Volcano Observatory
• Cascades Volcano Observatory
• Michigan Tech Volcanoes Page
• NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) IDS Volcanology Team
• Volcano Information Center
• Volcano/Earth Science-Oriented Servers
• Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program (GVP)
• Volcano Watch Newsletter
• Volcanoes Online

Bibliography

Check your library for these books:

Cas, R.A.F. and Wright, J.V. (1987).
           Volcanic Successions: Modern and Ancient. London:Allen and Unwin.
La Croix, A. (1904)
           La Montagna Pelée et ses Éruptions. Paris: Masson
Lipman, P.W. and Mullineaux (eds). (1981)
           The 1980 Eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1250.